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The Real Concern When Couples Fight
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New research reveals that nearly all fights between romantic partners can be distilled into two fundamental complaints. ... Read more
26 Jun 2010
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Chronic Pain Relief
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Chronic pain may be due to an overabundance of a protein, which amplifies the pain signal to the brain. A drug that neut... Read more
21 Mar 2010
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Recent research attempts to provide a more nuanced look at the long-held view that men are more jealous of sexual infide... Read more
28 Jan 2010
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Early Attachment May Affect Our Ability to Resolve Conflict in Relationships
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Recent research in the journal Psychological Science reveals that infant attachment styles might influence our ability t... Read more
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What Makes an Honest Smile Honest?
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What is the telltale clue to a genuine smile? Recent research finds positive correlations with this honest show of emoti... Read more
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Fighting couples don't want an apology, but rather for one partner to relinquish power. Christie Nicholson reports
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First Sex Alters Body Image
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A recent assessment of undergrads reveals a gender difference in how the students see their bodies after their first sex... Read more
27 Mar 2011
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Cash Rewards Might Make Us Unhappy
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A recent study finds that when we can easily quantify a good we tend to be less happy with it, as opposed to those goods... Read more
29 Oct 2012
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Paying in Cash Keeps Us Healthy
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Recent research finds that our vices can be held back when we use cash instead of credit cards at the grocery store. Chr... Read more
25 Jun 2011
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Our Friends' Weight Influences Our Weight Gain and Loss
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Research finds that who we socialize with can influence our eating behavior. Christie Nicholson reports
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Humans Want to Share Information
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Speaking at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Tex., new media scholar Clay Shirky argues that businesses are ... Read more
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The Quirk of a High IQ
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It seems that those with high IQs have a beneficial quirk in their ability to perceive a moving scene. Christie Nicholso... Read more
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First Impressions Can Be Quite Accurate
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A study about the perception of neighborhoods reveals that our gut instinct based on the physical features of the neighb... Read more
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Remembering That Person's Name
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A Bitter Placebo to Swallow
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Research shows that the items surrounding a successful medical treatment, like the type of drink we use to wash down a p... Read more
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Internet Addiction?
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As experts organize the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a debate has started ... Read more
29 Sep 2009
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